Disappointed that this film didn't win.
It's a beautifully crafted film with some really cool subtlety in its themes (though some parts were pretty weird, that gringo scene yelling at during the fire. Don't get it)
Some posters have said this movie, in the way it's shot and it's locale reminds them of Italian cinema, but did you guys know that the real location of Roma (I thought the name alone was about Rome) is part of a borough in Mexico City named Cuauhtémoc, which is the name of the last emperor of the Aztec empire?
What I'm trying to say is that Mexico, despite being heavily influenced by Europe/Western ideals, still owes a lot of its national identity/culture towards indigenous peoples/cultures, and celebrates it. At the same time, however, Mexicans tend to shun them away in shame and disgust, over their perceived lack of "civilization" or "ugliness".
Cleo, taken in by Upper-class European Mexicans who have mostly always been in a position of power, shower her with praise over her deeds. The kids love her, and the mother is indebted for saving them, but at the end of the day, she is still an indigenous woman, and she too, like all indigenous people, must know their place.
